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Nisaba 16, 097 (P363011)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363011 |
| Museum no. | BM 113729 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | nu-ur2-{d}suen | Nur-Suen, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | la-la-a | Lalâ, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 12 | ur-{d}EN-x | Ur-Bel- |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3# [kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] gin2 szum2 3(disz) [gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | 5(disz) [sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 qû of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 17 | x-zu-x | ..., |
| 18 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-a-[x-(x)] | Aya- |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) [sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 qû bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 3 | kam-ni# | kamni |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 5 | hu-ba | Ḫuba, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 7 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 9 | u-bar | |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 11 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 12 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 masz-gu-la | 1 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 1 ban 2 5 sil3 flour, 1/3 sila 3 oil for Mašgula, |
| 13 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 2 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 3 ban2 1 barig dabin, 1 sila3 oil, |
| 14 | lu2-du-du | Lu-dudu |
| 15 | szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz szunigin# 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2) | Total: 1 barig 4 ban2 beer; total: 1 dida beer, 3 ban2 |
| 16 | szunigin 4(ban2) ninda szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin | total: 4 ban2 bread; total: 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 dabin flour |
| 17 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila₃ 15 shekels onions; total: 2 sila and 5 [shekels oil] |
| 18 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/2 sila3 alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)?-kam | the 29th(?) day |
| 2 | iti x | month , |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
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